The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-27

mp at the agricultural college royal
cabinet, easy worth $4,000. and Pro-
fessor Snow has made collection nj
the state university, whose value can
not be readily estimated until IL IS cat
alogued and placed in cases in Snow
hall.
As q scientist, Professor Snow Is an
interchangeable worker, conscientious and
painstaking to the last degree. never
neglecting anything that can DO discov-
cred by the microscope, and when he
describes and names a new species he
gives the absolute fsSts without regard
to theories or PHILOSOPHERS For accur-
acy his descriptions Of animal and vege-
table life resemble photographs, ana
are received by socialists with unques-
toned authority. lie possesses another
quality, which may be called honesty.
Some scientists, whose reputation has
reached other continents, cannot be
trusted alone in the cabinet with the
keys, for they are liable to borrow val
liable specimens, and forget afterwards
to return them.
II is possible only to glance at the
immense amount of work performed by
Professor Snow during the last twenty
years. Neglectng the small fry that
can only he taken in nets with very
fine meshes, he ascertained that there
are twenty-seven species OF fish in the
Kansas river at Lawrence. Work on
this paper occupied the leisure time OF
two summers, rs much time in such in
designations only produces negative re-
suits. For several years he worked on
a catalogue OF the birds of Kansas. in
spring several persons in different
parts of the state TO assist him. Later,
this work was turned over to Colonel
n. s. Goss, of Topeka, an enthusiast in
ornithology. Colonel Goss has very
fine collection of mounted birds in the
capitol building at Topeka, and he has
recently published catalogue OF the
Birds of Kansas" which contains 1856
species. Professor Snow has worked
faithfully on the plants of Kansas. but
as other botanists came into the state.
he turned the work over to their hands.
For several years he has given large
share of his time and strength to ento-
mology. Nearly every year he has led
scientific excursions to different points
in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona,
ETC., where he might reap the best re-
suits.
Once during meeting of the Kansas
Academy of Science, at Lawrence,
Professor Snow was advertised to read
a paper on some rare species of butter
flies. AS the hour approached the hall
in the university building was throng-
ed, principally bv ladies from the city,
when Professor Snow brought out piles
of his trays OF butterflies, and without
n note. gave such an exhibit and DIES.
cription of his specimens as charmed
the whole audience.
In meteoroogy, Professor Snow is
an acknowledged authority, wherever
this SC ence is studied and he has,
probably, all things considered, the
best meteorological record in the state.
Personally. Professor Snow possesses
qualities that are worth more, perhaps.
to his pupils, in forming character
than the knowledge derived from him
rs an instructor. His life is pure and
enobling, his presence inspiring, and
many young men have gone from his
lecture room to hold good positions in
the scientific world. When one sees a
him in his own home, surrounded by
his family. with books and specimens
and instruments all around, he feels
that the ideal home has not lost every
thing in the fall
Snow hall is the natural resultant OF
twenty years of earnest and faithful
labor on the part of this eminent scien-
list. The regents displayed the rare
good sense of committing everything
regarding the plans of the building,
and the form and arrangement of the
cases to Professor Snow, which has re-
suited in giving to Kansas the model
building of its kind in the West, II not
in this country. Very large collections
have accumulated at the state univer-
sty, under the labors of Professor
Snow and his assistants. which need TO
be classified, arranged and labelled,
and when the Legislature appropriates
the money to furnish cases to display
this collection in almost every depart
ment of natural science, Kansas will
possess hall of natural science whose
influence will be felt throughout the
state. and be an attraction TO scientists
everywhere. Chaplain j. ID. Parker.
in Kansas CITY Journal.